KD complimented the Oakland native and the Raiders’ use of him in an interview with Greg Papa of 95.7 The Game. Asked about Sunday’s game between Oakland and Washington, for which he roots, Durant brought up Lynch.

“As a fan of a game, I’m so excited to see him back in his hometown doing his thing, enjoying football,” Durant said. “I seen them, at the goal line, give him the ball four times in a row. And I was like, ‘Marshawn is at exactly where he needs to be at.’ That’s great to see him get back into the league and do his thing.”

Durant also made a bet about the Sunday Night Football game. If the Raiders win, Durant agreed to give Papa one of his jerseys. If not, Papa will do 10 push-ups in a Derek Carr jersey gifted to Durant.

“I’m a huge fan of football,” KD said. “I’m just a pure fan. I don’t try to go too deep into what my quarterback needs to do, or what my running back needs to do, or what my defense needs to do… I just want to see my team have a good and everybody come out healthy.”

Daniel Mano is a content creator for the Mercury News and East Bay Times, focusing on buzz-worthy and offbeat sports news. He is a graduate of San Jose State's journalism program with a magazine concentration.